Automobile inclosure



Jan. 12 1926. l 1,569,254

^ G. E. BISHOP Au'rouosILs :NcLosuRa Filed April 1a, 1922 6to/wazig @slop ir A W- 25mm n/YIY CII Patented Jan. 12, 1926.

unirse sTATJEs GEORGE E. BISHOP, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

AUTOMOBILE' INCLOSURE.

Application filed April 18, 1922.

To all rLof/mm t may conce/Mz:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. BisHoP, a citizen of the United States, resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Automobile Inclosures (C ase U), of which the following is a specicatioii, the principle of the invention being herein explained, and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

My invention relates to automobile inclosures, and'particularly to the upper doorsection of such inclosures. More particularly, the invention relates to a new and improved Y frame. for an 'upper door section which is adapted to ,support a glass outlook.

, The annexed drawing and the following description set forth in detail certain means embodying vmy invention, the disclosed means, however, constituting but one of the various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be applied.

In said annexed drawing: Y

Figure l represents an inside view of one form of my improved frame, also disclosing, for purposes of illustration only, two forms of auxiliary supporting means adapted to relieve the upper supporting rod stops of a portion of the weight of the frame and to transfer this stress to the sheet iron comprising a part of the frame, as hereinafter fully described;

Figure 2 represents a horizontal section of the left-hand side lof the frame shown in Figure l, also showing` the fabric and lining and a section of the glass outlook and a wood bead adapted to hold the outlook, in combination with a metal bead forming part y of the sheet iron member;

Figure` 3 represents a horizontal section, similar to Figure 2, of a form of enclosure which includes cotton sheeting forming a cushioning padwhere the door inclosure edge laps the automobile side sections, as well as producing a soft effect to the outside of the door inclosure itself. This form of inclosure in Figure 3 also shows the application of the fabric to the inclosure section by stretching and tacking to a wood frame forming part of the inclosure; and also shows an arrangement of a metal channel section differing from the arrangement shown in Figure Q.;

Figures 4 and 5 represent fragmentary vted from Figure l.

Serial N0. 554,463.

vertical sections, taken in the planes indicated by the respective lines IV-IV and V-jY, Figure l, illustrating two forms of an auxiliary stress-carrying supporting member adapted partially to relieve the upper supporting rod stops of the weight of the inclosure. The forms of supporting means shown in Figures 4 and 5 consist of swivellyconnected members, so that they can be turned down fiat for storage, as hereinafter fully explained. i

Figures 6 and 7 represent fragmentary vertical sections of two other forms of auxiliary stress-carrying supporting members, these constructions showing integral sections which cannot be turned down fiat for storage.

Referring to the annexed drawing, a vertical section of an automobile door is indicated by the ordinal l, the same being omit- Suitable automobile side inclosure fabric is indicated by the 0rdinal 2. This fabric 2 covers a frame built v up in the manner hereinafter described to carry the glass outlook 6, the whole forming the upper door section of an automobile side inclosure. This frame consists of galvanized sheet iron sections 3, preferably 24 gauge B. & S. standard, having an interior bead 4 forming a rest for one face of the outlook G and having an exterior extension 5 adapted to lap the automobile side sections. This sheet iron section 3 is secured to a wood frame 7 by means of wire nails 8, as plainly shown in Figures 2 and 3. A metal section 1l is also secured to the wood frame T, adjacent tlie outer ed e thereof, by means of the nails S, so as to form a channel l2 which receives supporting rods 9 and 10, as plainly shown in Figures l and 2. Figure 3 discloses a somewhat different arrangement of the metal member forming `the channel 12, the same therein being indicated by the ordinal 13 and beingy secured to the outer edge of the frame member 7 by means of the nail irs indicated by the ordinal 19 and covers the outer lapping edge ot the extension 5 of the nietal section 3. ln order to hold the glass outlook (3 to the nietal bead 4f I utilize an inner wood bead 20 secured to the inner edge of the trarne member 7 by means of the wire nail 2l. Referring to Figure 3, the fabric 2 is applied to the inclosure by stretching thel saine and by tacking the inner edge thereot to the outer edge of the traine ineinben, as indicated by the ordinal 22. also, in Figure 3, I disclose cotton sheeting 2li. which gives a soft eifect to the outside ot the inclosure as well as a cushion el'ect to the outer edge which laps the Vautouiobile side sections. In Figure 3, also, it will be noted that the outer edge of the lining section lo is secured to the outer edge of the traine incinbci' 7 by ineans of said nail l-.l-.

Adjacent the tops of the supporting .rods 9 and l0 screws are secured to the wood section 7, these screws 25 forming stops which support the traine on the rods 9 and` l0. In order to relieve these screws 25 ot a part of the weight oli-the inclosure, or to dispense with these stops 25 entirely, I provide several forms oi auxiliary stress-carrying supporting sections which transfer part of this weight `to `the sheet iron sections For the purposes of illustration onlyz and not because I contemplate using two torins of these auxili ry sections in the saine curtain, I show two orins of these sections in Figure l. Side elevations of these sections are also shown in Figures and 5. Upon the right side oit Figure 1 I have dispensed with the stop 25 andAallowed-thetop of the rod 10 toabut lthe fabric 2.

Referring.particularly to the right-hand side of Figure l, and also to Figure 4, the supporting' rod l0 which is mounted :inthe bushing 3l is substantially straight except fora slight o'i'set 27 necessary toibring the nie in line vwith the top of the automobile or 1Q rFliis rod l0 is secured to the lower sertion :Ti of the sheet iron'nienibervfs by nie:4 s oi a rivet 30. An auxiliary stresscairying ineinber is integrally secured to the rod lil and is so offset as to be aceoniinodated by its lower endportion 36 in the bracket 32 secured to the iiinei' `face ot the door l. rl`he section of the rod l() adjaceiitly below the junction of the saine with the auxiliary ineinber 35 is indicated bythe ordinal 26 and the saine is of reduced crosssectional area, and forined with groove fw which accoii'iinodates a bead 29 formed vupon the oll's'etportion 27 or the rod l0.

'lhe rivet 30 is disposed below the swivelling rnenibers' and 29 so that it is evident when the inclosnre isy lifted troni the door, the body portion or' the supportingrod l() and the ineinber 35, which are integrally united7 can urned so :is to bring the offset niemheil o.) into substantially the plane of the sheet inetal section 5, whereby the inclosure can be stored substantially fiat.

Referring particularly to the left-hand side of Figure l, and also to Figure 5, the supporting rod 9 is provided with an offset 9 so that it inay be received by a bushing disposed in the upper edge of the door, siinilar to the bushing 3l shown in Figure 4, but the auxiliary stress-carrying section 35, in this forni, is secured to a section of the lower sheet inetal ineinber 3 somewhat reinote troni the rod 9. In this i'iorni, a tip section 33 is secured by a rivet 34 to the lower sheet inetal section 3 and -is formed with an inner v,bead 29 adapted to c-o-operate with a groove 28 torined in an upper -eiid section 35 foi-ined on the` in'en'iber35,` siinilar to the constructioivot theineinber-Q shown in Figure el. The `section 35 is supported by a bottoni section 36 in a bracket 37 secured to the inner face of the doorfl. vReferring particularly toiF'figures 6 and 7, there are therein Vdisclosed'forrns 'of auxiliary stress-carrying sectionsdl andftl which are seated in bushings A3l secured in the top edge of the door 1,whereas the offset sections 9 and l0 of the rods 9 and l() are secured in brackets 39 and 40, respectively, secured to the inner faces of the door l. In the one case, Figure 6,v avertical extension 42 formed as an integral part of the nieniber 4l is secured to the'sheet metal section 5 by'ineans of; aA rivet-43 and the auxiliary section 4l Yconsists of a curved ineinber `extending from the rod to the bushing v31,` asL plainly shown; and, in the other case,.Figure 7, the' auxiliary section ll is directly secured -to thesheet -ni'etal member 5`bytlie rivetll andis formedwith anoflset adapted -to register with the bushing`3l, as plainly shown. In-these`forins, Figures 6 and 7,' the construction 'does not allow for turning down llat for lstorage purposes i I wish to direct particular attention to the construction whereby the supporting nieinbei's are riveted to the lower she'ctinetal ineinber 5, the saine comprising an attach# ment which is securedto the sections `of the rods 9 and l0 whichV are incorporated in the inclosure7 said attachment beingriveted to *thev lower sheet inetalsection and hav# ing one or inoie supporting sections which are adapted to be received by suitable-door sockets.

ledhatl elaini is:

l. In automobile inclosui'es, the combination l'or an upper dooi-section, ot a glass outlook; a wooden traine bounding said outlook; sheet- `inetal strengthening nieinbers secured to said traine and extending exteriorly `thereof andfoiining a'y lapping edge? said sheet nieta-l members also ex? lending interiorly of said traine-to torni a rest vfor the'outside o'lsaid outlook a bead secured interiorly of `said frame and adjacent the inner face thereof for retaining said outlook; rods adapted vremovably toA faces thereof and forming rests for said oui-y look; sheet metal sections secured kto said frame adjacent the outer edges thereof and forming channels: adjacent said edges; rods; adapted removably to mount the inclosure upon the automobile door, incorporated within said channels; and suitable fabric covering said frame and sheet metal members and sections.

3. In automobile inclosure, the combina tion for an upper door-section of a glass outlook; a wooden frame bounding said outlook; sheet metal strengthening members secured to said frame and extending exteriorly thereof and forming a lapping edge; said sheet metal members also extending interiorly of said frame to form a rest for the outside of said outlook; a bead secured interiorly of said frame and adjacent the inner face thereof for retaining said outlook; rods adapted removably to mount the inclosure upon the automobile door; suitable fabric covering said frame and sheet metal members; and a cushioning pad bounding said sheet metal members and disposed within said fabric. f

4. In automobile inclosures; the combination for an upper door-section, of a glass outlook; a 'wooden frame boundingr said outlook; sheet metal strengthening members secured to said frame; spaced means secured interiorly of said frame adjacent the inner and outer faces thereof and forming rests for said outlook; one-piece rods adapted removably to mount the inclosure upon the automobile door; stops secured to said frame; and providing means by which said frame is supported upon said rods; suitable fabric covering said frame and sheet metal members; and auxiliary stress-carrying supporting members secured to the lower sheet metal member and having supporting sections adapted to be seated 1n door sockets.

5. In automobile inclosures, the combination for an upper door-section, of a glass outlook; a wooden frame bounding said outlook; sheet metal strengthening members secured to said frame; spaced means secured interiorly of said frame Vadjacent the inner and outer faces thereof and forming rests for said outlook; rods adapted removably to mount the inclosure upon the automobile door; stops secured to said frame, and providing means by which said frame is supported upon said rods; suitable fabric covering said frame and sheet metal members; and auxiliary stress-carrying rod sections secured to the lower sheet metal member and having lower swivel portions adapted for attachment to the automobile door.

G. In automobile inclosures; the combination for an upper door-section., of a glass outlook; acwooden frame bounding said ,out-

look; sheet metal strengthening members secured to said frame; spaced means secured interiorly of said frame adjacent the `inner and outer faces thereof and forming rests for said outlook; rods adapted removably to mount the inclosure upon the automobile door; screws secured to said frame; and providing means by which said frame is supported upon said rods; suitable fabric covering said frame and sheet metal members; and auxiliary stress-carrying supporting members securedto said rods and adapted for attachment to the automobile door; said rod-and-stress-carrying-member combination being secured to the lower sheet metal member.

7. In automobile inclosures7 the combination for an upper door-section, of a glass outlook; a wooden frame bounding said outlook; sheet metal strengthening members secured to said frame; spaced means secured interiorly of said frame adjacent the inner and outer faces thereof and forming rests for said outlook; one-piece rods adapted removably to mount the inclosure upon the automobile door; suitable fabric covering vsaid frame and sheet metal members; and

auxiliary stress-carrying supporting mem* bers'secured to the lower sheet metal member and having supporting sections adapted to be seated in door sockets.

8. In automobile inclosures, the combina tion for an upper door section; of an. outlook; a wooden frame bounding said outlook; sheet metal strengthening members secured to said frame; spaced means secured interiorly of said frame adjacent the inner and outer faces thereof and forming rests for said outlook; one-piece rods incorporated Within the inclosure; suitablevfabric covering said frame and sheet metal members; and attachment members secured to the rods and integrally'secured to the lower sheet metal members and having supporting sections adapted to be seated in door sockets.

9. In automobile inclosures, the combinationy for an upper door section; of an outlook; a wooden frame bounding said outlook; sheet metal strengthening members secured to said frame; spaced means secured interiorly of said frame adjacent the inner and outer 'faces thereof and forming rests for Suid outlook; one-piece rods adapted removably to mount the inelosure upon the automobile door; suitable fabric Covering said frame and Sheet metalinembers; and stress-carrying attachment members integrally secured to the lower Sheet metal member -sind having supporting;l sections `adapted to be seated in door sockets.

10. In automobilevinclosures, the combination for an upper door 'Seetiom of an outlook; L wooden frame bounding said outlook; sheet metal ist'reimtheningmember-S seeured to 'said frame; spaced means secured interiorly ofisaid frame adjacent the inner and outer faces thereof and forming` reste for Said outlook; one piece rods incorporated Within the nelosure; Suitable. fabric covering said frame and Sheet metal 'members'; `and stress;-carrying attachment xmembers Secured to said rods riveted to the lower sheet metal member and having each a pair of Supporting Sections adapted to he seated in door Sockets.

'Signed by me this 8th day of April, 1922.

4EORGE E. BISHOP. 

